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European Bank (EBRD) ventures into blogging

Danny — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:18:05 +0000

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has launched a blog which is described by the bank’s Communications Director Reijo Kemppinen as an opportunity “to build dialogue, share knowledge and exchange lessons learnt in an informal forum.”

The first article, by Chief economist Erik Berglöf, describes how the global financial crisis [...]

Internet Forums More Like Slander than Libel, Says High Court Judge Eady

Danny — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:23:14 +0000

The ground is moving under Community libel legislation, one ruling at a time. The latest is a judgement from Justice Eady that Defamation on internet bulletin boards is more like slander than libel. Justice Eady said that bulletin board discussions are characterised by “give and take” and should be considered in that context.

In English [...]

How Do I Embed Google Lively 3D Rooms into My Site or Facebook?

Danny — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:48:49 +0000

UPDATE: Google Lively has announced that it is shutting down its service on 31 December 2008. More details here.

How to embed Google Lively 3d Rooms into your site or Facebook – I’m getting a lot of questions about this since I posted my article about the launch of Google Lively.

Embedding [...]

BBC shuts Today Programme discussion boards – Moderation on media sites

Danny — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:18:05 +0000

Not so surprising news that the BBC has decided to close down its Today Programme discussion boards, in a similar way to how the Daily Mail closed their news and Sports forums (some now re-opened), and The Mirror closed their Maddie forum.

I still recall how the online editor of a tabloid newspaper rang [...]